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| '''April 16''' is the 106th day of the year in the ] (107th in ]s). There are 259 days remaining. |
'''April 16''' is the 106th day of the year in the ] (107th in ]s). There are 259 days remaining. | ||
| '''Events''' |
'''Events''' | ||
| *] - ] falls to ], ending ] rule in ] |
*] - ] falls to ], ending ] rule in ] | ||
| *] - ], in ], the last battle of the ]; the destruction of the ]s |
*] - ], in ], the last battle of the ]; the destruction of the ]s | ||
| *] - ]: ] - ] leads his "Green Mountain Boys" to victory over the ] in ] |
*] - ]: ] - ] leads his "Green Mountain Boys" to victory over the ] in ] | ||
| *] - ]; ] drives ] across the ] near ]. |
*] - ]; ] drives ] across the ] near ]. | ||
| *] - ] returns from exile |
*] - ] returns from exile | ||
| *] - Dr. ] discovers the psychic effects of ] |
*] - Dr. ] discovers the psychic effects of ] | ||
| *] - A fire begun aboard a freighter in port causes the city of ] to catch fire, killing almost 600 |
*] - A fire begun aboard a freighter in port causes the city of ] to catch fire, killing almost 600 | ||
| *] - ] introduces its ] ] service |
*] - ] introduces its ] ] service | ||
| '''Births''' |
'''Births''' | ||
| *] - ], painter (+ ]) |
*] - ], painter (+ ]) | ||
| *] - ], narrator and winner of the ] ] (+ ]) |
*] - ], narrator and winner of the ] ] (+ ]) | ||
| *] - ], pioneer pilot (+ ]) |
*] - ], pioneer pilot (+ ]) | ||
| *] - ], politician (+ ]) |
*] - ], politician (+ ]) | ||
| *] - ], actor, writer and film producer (+ ]) |
*] - ], actor, writer and film producer (+ ]) | ||
| *] - ], actress (+ ]) |
*] - ], actress (+ ]) | ||
| *] - ], comedian |
*] - ], comedian | ||
| *] - ], dancer, choreographer |
*] - ], dancer, choreographer | ||
| *] - ], writer, actor and film director |
*] - ], writer, actor and film director | ||
| *] - ], author (+ ]) |
*] - ], author (+ ]) | ||
| *] - ], film and TV composer, "Moon River", ''Peter Gunn'' |
*] - ], film and TV composer, "Moon River", ''Peter Gunn'' | ||
| *] - ], cardinal |
*] - ], cardinal | ||
| *] - ], ] ] player |
*] - ], ] ] player | ||
| *] - ], lyricist |
*] - ], lyricist | ||
| *] - ], singer (+ ]) |
*] - ], singer (+ ]) | ||
| *] - Queen ] |
*] - Queen ] | ||
| *] - ], singer |
*] - ], singer | ||
| *] - ], ] star |
*] - ], ] star | ||
| *] - ], director |
*] - ], director | ||
| *] - ], actress |
*] - ], actress | ||
| *] - ], actor |
*] - ], actor | ||
| *] - ], musician |
*] - ], musician | ||
| '''Deaths''' |
'''Deaths''' | ||
| *] - ], pioneer ] racer and designer |
*] - ], pioneer ] racer and designer | ||
| *] - ], author |
*] - ], author | ||
| *] - ], director |
*] - ], director | ||
| *] - ], actor |
*] - ], actor | ||
| '''Holidays''' |
'''Holidays''' | ||
| *Birthday of the Queen celebrated in ] |
*Birthday of the Queen celebrated in ] | ||
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| '''See Also:''' |
'''See Also:''' | ||
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Revision as of 09:26, 16 April 2003
April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). There are 259 days remaining.
Events
- 1071 - Bari falls to Robert Guiscard, ending Byzantine rule in Italy
- 1746 - Battle of Culloden, in Scotland, the last battle of the Jacobite Rising; the destruction of the Highland clans
- 1777 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Benningon - Ethan Allen leads his "Green Mountain Boys" to victory over the British in Vermont
- 1799 - Battle of Mount Tabor; Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre.
- 1917 - Vladmir Lenin returns from exile
- 1943 - Dr. Albert Hofmann discovers the psychic effects of LSD
- 1947 - A fire begun aboard a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas to catch fire, killing almost 600
- 1996 - France Telecom introduces its Wanadoo Internet service
Births
- 1755 - Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, painter (+ 1842)
- 1844 - Anatole France, narrator and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature 1921 (+ 1924)
- 1867 - Wilbur Wright, pioneer pilot (+ 1912)
- 1886 - Ernst Thälmann, politician (+ 1944)
- 1889 - Charlie Chaplin, actor, writer and film producer (+ 1977)
- 1904 - Fifi D'Orsay, actress (+ 1983)
- 1918 - Spike Milligan, comedian
- 1919 - Merce Cunningham, dancer, choreographer
- 1921 - Peter Ustinov, writer, actor and film director
- 1922 - KIngsley Amis, author (+ 1995)
- 1924 - Henry Mancini, film and TV composer, "Moon River", Peter Gunn
- 1927 - Joseph Ratzinger, cardinal
- 1930 - Herbie Mann, jazz flute player
- 1935 - Sarah Kirsch, lyricist
- 1939 - Dusty Springfield, singer (+ 1999)
- 1940 - Queen Margaret II of Denmark
- 1946 - Bobby Vinton, singer
- 1947 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball star
- 1954 - James Cameron, director
- 1958 - Angela Bassett, actress
- 1960 - Timothy Hutton, actor
- 1962 - Ian MacKaye, musician
Deaths
- 1946 - Arthur Chevolet, pioneer automobile racer and designer
- 1968 - Edna Ferber, author
- 1991 - David Lean, director
- 1992 - Neville Brand, actor
Holidays
- Birthday of the Queen celebrated in Greenland
See Also:
April 15 - April 17 - March 16 - May 16 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December